Ho hum. The Masters tournament basically ended up being a non-factor for this pool. I'm sure on Friday night those who picked Rickie, Phil and even Bubba that they'd be in major trouble this weekend with Rory, Rose and Day lurking near the top of the leaderboard.
And who wasn't kicking themselves for not picking Spieth. In hindsight of course you could have had him SOLO! Well it's probably best nobody did because who saw that misery at 12 coming? Ouch, if you've ever played competitive golf at any level you have run into that moment where doubt creeps in and you just don't feel comfortable and there is nothing you can do about it. For most of us its the club championship or maybe a $10 nassau. For tour players maybe it comes when they're trying to get their first win. For the best of the best it eventually shows up on the biggest stage -- the majors. Spieth tried to hand off the U.S. Open last year but DJ said no you take it. This time Jordan served up the Green Jacket on a silver platter and Danny boy Willett stepped up and took it.
Other highlights for me were Frowny Kaufman's coming out party, gotta wonder if that final round will have a similar effect that it did on Snedecker or if he'll bounce back. Ty Webb played well taking home the silver medal and how about Bernhard Langer and Larry Mize? Wow, that just shows you how long you can compete in golf if you stay healthy and keep working. Speaking of Ty Webb aka Bryson DeChambeau, I'm considering a new rule but want your feedback (sort of) vote on this...
Ty Webb Amateur Rule - If you pick an amateur you will be credited with his would be earnings had he played as a pro.
Day's bogey on 18 backed him into that T10 which meant 19 people tied for the best pick - McIlroy and Rose also finished +1. I consulted the assistant commissioners and in lieu of giving everyone $8 whole dollars, we have decided to roll that $150 best major pick over to the U.S. Open. I was one of the 19 who picked Day and would absolutely rather have a shot at $300 than take the $8 now plus this pool is an administrative nightmare as I explained earlier this year I'd much rather only write out checks to five people at year end than 25.
Russ did lose his lead to Matt Saler but not by much. Updated standings...
| Matt
Saler |
- |
$7,017,718 |
| Russ Tigue |
- |
$6,735,838 |
| Hunter Hughey |
- |
$5,542,608 |
| Ryan
Zuckerman |
- |
$5,076,676 |
| Drew Dunigan |
- |
$4,772,943 |
| Mike Blair |
- |
$4,674,235 |
| Jennifer
Garrity |
- |
$4,516,937 |
| Gray Kitchens |
- |
$4,270,406 |
| Allen
Freedman |
- |
$4,118,160 |
| Kyle Rubeling |
- |
$4,096,410 |
| PLAYOFF CUT LINE |
|
|
| Jamie
Pimentel |
- |
$3,981,416 |
| Nick Eber |
- |
$3,802,903 |
| Justin
Marksamer |
- |
$3,596,191 |
| Cabo-Wabo |
- |
$3,589,303 |
| Jeff Henry |
- |
$3,570,966 |
| Drew Johns |
- |
$3,567,338 |
| John Barnes |
- |
$3,200,313 |
| Cale Harbin |
- |
$3,196,698 |
| Scott Stein |
- |
$3,089,445 |
| Frank &
Dean |
- |
$3,016,988 |
| Travis Brown |
- |
$2,967,076 |
| Stefen
Lovelace |
- |
$2,948,908 |
| Eric Simmonds |
- |
$2,944,299 |
| John Reilly |
- |
$2,847,572 |
| Jason Swanson |
- |
$2,740,620 |
| Mark Eber |
- |
$2,703,947 |
| Sean
Scoopmire |
- |
$2,657,272 |
| Chris Edwards |
- |
$2,641,878 |
| Tom Sullivan |
- |
$2,492,796 |
| Tom Roberts |
- |
$2,388,578 |
| Stefan
Manford |
- |
$2,345,686 |
| John Doyle |
- |
$2,235,379 |
| Sue Hubbard |
- |
$2,199,752 |
| Richard
Rapkin |
- |
$2,188,862 |
| Bill Horton |
- |
$2,153,983 |
| Rob Randall |
- |
$2,149,576 |
| Chris Hood |
- |
$2,097,334 |
| BJ Sweeney |
- |
$2,001,306 |
| Joe Eber |
- |
$1,997,436 |
| Matt Mead |
- |
$1,918,271 |
| Chad Crawford |
- |
$1,115,316 |
